Means for storing automobile-curtains



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MEANS FOR STORING AUTOMOBILE CURTAINS. APPLICATION FILED Nov. 30, 1917.

1,358,041 Patented Nov. 9,- 1920.

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A fieation filed November 30, 191?. Serial 1%. 204,517.

T 0 allwho'm it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT I zen of the United States residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful limprovements in lVlemis' for idtorinp; Automobile-Curtains. of which I declare the follow to be a full, clear and exact description.

This invention relates toimproved means for storing'the slde curtains of an automobile when said side curtains are seem use.

The principal object of this invention is to provide, in connection with a motor vehicle, improved meansfor storing the side curtains of said motor vehicle when not in use, which storage means shall be readily accessille in caseit is necessary to use the curtains, without disturbing the occuoants of the vehicle.

rhfurther'object of my invention is to provide an improved means for storing the curtains of a motor vehicle, which shall be of such a nature that the curtains will be effectively concealed when not in use so that the curtain storage will not detract from the sightliness of the motor vehicle.

Further objects, and objects relating to economics of manufacture and details of construction, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

by the devices and means described in the following specification. My invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the appended claims.

A structure constituting apr ferredembodiment of my invention isv illustrated in the rsccomnanvina drawinc'. forming a part of' his specification. in which-- Fisrure I is a perspective view of a motor vehicle emhodvinmmv invention. one of the doors eine r moved and parts beiuq broken awav .in order to show my invention more clearly. r

Fig. II is an'enlarq'ed. detail. sectional view. taken throuoh the drivers seat. and showing my curtain storage means in cross section.

In the drawincs. s milar reference numera s re er to similar partsthroughout the rear compartment 12; in which are located versely across from one side ofthe body to jj l the rear-seats. A ledge 13 extends trans- J Vnrrun, a c1t1- the other, forming the upper. edge of the front'seat andsupporting the upper part of the back llof the front seat. The floor-of the vehicle is. represented at 15. Folding seats are provided, having legs 16, which are pivoted to the floor atl'i, and move in the.

slots 18 provided in the floor. The seats 191,

and th e folding backs. 20 of the: folding seats, are storedfin n the fcompartment 21 which is providedhehind the back" 14 ofthe front seat and below the ledge 13 extending across the body of the vehicle at the back of the front seat. This compartment 21 is normally closed and covered by a curtain 22,.

which is secured at its upper edge to the ledge 13 and drops to the floor so that the fol ding seats are eifectivelv concealed.

I provide a strip of fabric 23, which is secured at one edge to the lower edqe of the I ledge 13, as shown in Fig. II of the drawing. The strip of fabric 23 is permanently attached at its upper edge to the lower edsre of the ledge 13 and the "free edge of said strip of fabric 23 is secured to the lower edits of. the ledge 13 hv means of the detachable fasteners 24, so that said strip of fabric forms a pocket 25 which extends downwardly from the ledge 13, in the upper part of the compartment 21. and in which the curtains may be stored when not in use.

From the description of the parts xziven aboveQthe o eration of this evice should be very readily understood. When the curtains are folded and pla ed in the pocket 25;

this pocket normally hands in the Compartment 21. and is covered by the curtains 22, hich drops from the ledge 13 down to the floor. and which cove s not o lv the curtain 25, but also the folding seats. hich are s ored in said compartment. When it is desired to u e the s de curtain the cu tains 22 are lifted and th own over the back of p the front seat. and thedetachahle fasteners 24- are unfastened. allow nq the front of the pocket 25 to drop down so tha the driver mav get access to the cu tains fo ded and stored therein. It will be seen that th s can he read ly amomnli he'l without dis urhin the passen 'e s or the d iver. and th t, furthermore. when the curta n are not in use. they are stored nwav out of sixiht and in such a wav that th s chtliuess of the motor vehicle is not affected because o'fa bulging, irregular parcel formed of the rolled curtains stored away.

I am aware that the particular embodiment of my invention, which I havehere shown and describech i s susceptible of con siderable variation without departing .from

I claim as new and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is:

l. The combination with a motor vehicle provided with a ledge extending between the side walls of the body thereof, in the rear of the front seat, and forming a com partment behind the front seat'and below said ledge; of a curtain secured-to said ledge and depending therefrom to the floor of the motor vehicle; and a strip of fabric secured to the lower edge of said ledge and depend-1 ing in said 'compartment the free edge of said strip of fabric being adapted to be secured by detachable fasteners tothe lower edge ofsaid ledge, whereby a curtain pocket is formed, depending fromsaid ledge, within saidcompartment.

i 2: The combination with a motor Vehicle provided with a ledge extending between the side walls or the body thereof, in the rear of the front seat and forming a compartment behind the front seat and beneath said ledge; of a folding seat norm ally disposed in the lower part ofisaid compartment; a curtain storage pocket depending from said ledge, in the upper part of said compartment; and a curtain secured to said ledge and depending therefrom to the floon of the vehicle,.'and normally closing'said compartment and concealing the curtain storage pocket and the seat stored therein. Iii testimony whereof, I affix signature. i ALBERT. ETTER. 

